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White Water Sports
Canyoning is the right thing for the adventurous who just want to experience something special. However, you should already have some alpine experience and an extra dose of courage for the exciting abseiling and sliding sections through narrow gorges and over waterfalls.
Canoeing Osttirol is a real eldorado for lovers of white water sports. Especially the kayak experts will find playgrounds of all difficulty levels, which are a real challenge for advanced canoeists. Not for nothing a well-known canoe track on Drava and Isel is part of the „Dolomitenmann“ – the world toughest team-challange under the sun. Even normal recreational athletes find here all the white-water-levels that meet their skills and interested newcomers can be introduced to the world of whitewater sports by experts. A frequent meeting point for kayakers is the rodeo wave at the Schlaitener bridge in Ainet. This specially built wave for practice is also an attraction for passing hikers, to watch the canoe-spectacel. More information about easy and challenging whitewater trails can be found in the whitewater guide „Wildwassereldorado Osttirol“ (online-PDF at www.osttirol.com).
Rafting The river Isel in Osttirol enjoys the reputation of being one of the best rafting routes in central Europe. During the summer months it‘s really busy at this river. Osttirol‘s rafting companies offer the opportunity to participate in such a funny and exciting wave ride. Great emphasis is placed on safety. The participants will be equipped with life jackets, wetsuits and helmets and of course the tours will be guided only by officially inspected and authorized boaters. If you want to be part of this great adventure, you should be able to swim, not be younger than six years and with no fear of getting wet. Different levels of difficulty can be booked - from light family tours to wildest rodeo rides for hardened wave-professionals. Virtually anyone can easily participate in that sport, therefore rafting is by far the most popular way to get to know the fascination of the white-water-elements. 100
